There were stories in there I hadn't heard before that really made me emotional. He's always been very discreet so it was interesting to see how he was going to share what he chose to share. The parts about me didn't surprise me much at all. Was there anything that made you feel vulnerable or surprised you that he wrote about? When your partner writes a book it puts your life out there as well. (Photo by Stephen Rose/Getty Images) Getty Images Wellfleet, Massachusetts, 29th July 1990. MTV host Daisy Fuentes gets the crowd going during the filming of Beach MTV at the Beachcomber in. Everyone thinks it's all or nothing, it's really not. I think it's easier than people realize to swap out a few things and eat more plant-based meals. You can find your favorite recipe made plant-based. Was it hard to switch to plant-based cooking for your favorite dishes?
On my dad's side it was the rice and black beans dishes, all the Cuban staples. My mom's side is from Spain and her mom would cook the most amazing Spanish stews and paellas and these incredible Sunday dinners. My grandmothers on both sides were amazing cooks. On the weekends it was always visits to my grandparents.
How important was food in your family growing up? We have more sunsets behind us than in front of us, so we want to stay healthy as long as possible to enjoy life together. Richard and I are just starting our love affair in the middle of our lives. Rather than wait until we're older and run into those same issues, let's be proactive and do this now. As we get older we all suffer from the same illnesses and they all come from our lifestyle. I'm a huge animal lover and a big believer that 'when you know better you do better.' We had gotten to the point where we'd seen and read too much to understand the consequences of our lifestyle.
I had to learn how to make everything with plant based and I've been to replicate everything.Ī little bit of everything. A few years back we changed our lifestyle and started eating plant-based, but I still wanted to have all the flavors I grew up with: the Cuban foods, the Spanish foods and the Mediterranean. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NCLR) Getty Images for NCLR speaks onstage during the 2014 NCLR ALMA Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Octoin Pasadena, California.
PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 10: TV personality Daisy Fuentes, recipient of the NCLR ALMA Vanguard Award.
I've recently been trying to acquire a taste for gin but it's too much like perfume. So for me it's a clean vodka straight up martini no vermouth, not even a spray of it. But I'm not a quitter! I kept trying them and discovered it was the vermouth I didn't like. I remember the first martini I tasted - I did not like it.
In films growing up every time I'd see someone with a martini glass it looked so inviting. You've been doing it wrong! It's not about doing shots to get drunk, it's the ceremony, the taste and the flavor.Īnd most importantly, how did a vodka martini become the official Daisy and Richard drink? I often meet people who had a bad experience way back when and I always say hold on, give me a chance. Something where I can taste a little of the barrel. MORE FROM FORBES Drinking Cold Belvedere Martinis With Richard Marx: Talking About His New Book 'Stories To Tell' By Adam MorgansternĪñejo or extra añejo.